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TV & Film

12/02/2024
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Andy Warhol Inspired: New Range Available

If you ask someone to name a famous artist, one of the names you might expect to hear is Andy Warhol. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol’s work certainly caught people’s attention and inspired many future artists and designs as well. Leading us nicely to a new collection which has arrived to TShirtGrill: our Warhol Influenced range of t-shirts, hoods and sweatshirts! From the world of music, fashion and ballet, there’s a selection of legendary celebrities celebrated and remembered in these iconic styles which are now available... Read More

09/02/2024

Dad’s Army – A Comedy Classic

Can you believe the first episode of Dad’s Army was nearly 56 years ago? One of BBC’s most fondly loved comedies all these decades later, a total of 80 episodes over 9 seasons saw a group of volunteers who took part as the Home Guard as for one reason or another they were all ineligible for military service. The love for the show has been doing the rounds on social media again this past week after it was announced Ian Lavender, who played Private Pike on the show, sadly passed... Read More

08/02/2024
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One Life: Celebrating Bob Marley

Everyone’s been getting together and feelin’ alright celebrating the icon that is Bob Marley recently. This past Tuesday was what would’ve been the Jamaican legend’s 69th birthday – but also everyone’s been looking forward to next week, with the release of the biographical musical film Bob Marley: One Love, which hits UK cinemas next Friday (16th February). Born in 1945, Marley would have his first big hit in 1965 with “One Love” as part of the group The Wailers. After signing to Island Records and changing the group’s name to... Read More

02/02/2024

Happy Birthday, Sir David Jason!

Happy 84th birthday to one of the most iconic actors of the last 6 decades! David Jason in his illustrious career has played a number of massive roles in the world of TV – from playing Granville in the 70s of “Open All Hours” (and “Still Open All Hours” over the last decade), to Jack Frost in “A Touch Of Frost”, plus voiceover work of cartoon characters Mr. Toad in the “Wind In The Willows” series, Danger Mouse and Count Duckula – just to name a few! Of course, his... Read More

10/04/2018
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Insert Coin To Continue: Ready Player One?

Spielberg is back… and he’s delivered another classic for the big screen. Ready Player One is a film based on a 2011 novel by Ernest Cline (who also had a hand in writing for the film adaptation). It’s set in Columbus, OH in the year 2045, where the real world has become so dire that the world escapes reality by using Virtual Reality to engage with others, as well as work and play. The creator of the VR system (OASIS) is James Halliday, who recently passed away. Before he did,... Read More

17/02/2016
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Great Scott! Going Back To The Future… Again!

It wasn’t that long ago that we celebrated the day Marty McFly and the Doc came to the year 2015… and it wasn’t quite what we were expecting. However, this time we’re looking back to when Marty went to 1955, and the Enchantment Under The Sea dance, held at Hill Valley High School in the fictional town of Hill Valley, California. (Has anyone tell them that’s an oxymoron…?) On Saturday November 12th, following a series of events which led to the possibility of his parents never meeting and thus not... Read More

26/01/2016
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The Biggest Icon Arrives To TShirtGrill… Dot Cotton!?!

This is… a little out of left-field. But hey, us British love our treasures! On-and-off for the past 30 years, June Brown has been entertaining the British nation as Dot Cotton on BBC’s hit soap Eastenders. Cotton is the second longest-serving character on the show, behind only Ian Beale (played by Adam Woodyatt, who has been on it since the beginning). Brown began playing the character 5 months after the show began, and had a 4 year period between 1993 and 1997 where she left following the axing of co-star Peter Dean... Read More

20/11/2015
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Some of Your Favourite Designs, Now With Sweatshirts!

Fancy being a little different this winter? Recently, we added sweatshirts to our range of clothing available in store. Now, some of your most favourite designs are available for those who want the long-armed warmth during the colder months ahead! A classic in store is Damon Albarn’s British Rail t-shirt – the Blur and Gorillaz lead singer wore this in 2012, and ever since it’s consistently been one of the most popular designs in store. Naturally, we had to provide a sweatshirt for this one! Continuing on the music theme,... Read More

21/10/2015
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Back To The Future Day – What’s Made It & What Hasn’t?

So today is October 21st, 2015 – this is the day that Marty McFly and The Doc traveled to in Back To The Future, Part II! (So no need to worry about all those false posts you see on Facebook on this matter anymore – today is the real date!) Released on November 22nd 1989, Marty goes to the future in order to prevent his son from being involved in a crime which would lead him going to prison. They’re successful – however, the DeLorean is stolen by Biff Tannen who... Read More

08/09/2015
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In 100 Days, The Force Awakens…

Riiiiiiiiiise… It hardly feels like a few moments ago that we found out there would be episodes 7, 8 and 9 of Star Wars to come – and today marks just 100 days until we get the first of those – Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens. Star Wars has a well-known unique feature, in that the films have not been released in chronological order – the first, A New Hope, is actually episode 4 of the series, released in 1977. Episode 5 (The Empire Strikes Back) was released... Read More